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Indian Summers

2015–2016 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning, emotionally charged period drama where personal passions and political tensions simmer against a backdrop of fading empire and lush landscapes.

Created by: Jonathan Teplitzky, David Moore
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julie Walters, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Nikesh Patel

Overview: Epic drama set in the summer of 1932 where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to power. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. At the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything.

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Created by: Jonathan Teplitzky, David Moore
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julie Walters, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Nikesh Patel

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
colonialism
love
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Jonathan Teplitzky, David Moore, Jamie Payne, John Alexander, Paul Rutman, David Moore
Written by: Anna Symon, Nicole Taylor, Lisa McGee
Starring: Julie Walters, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Nikesh Patel, Jemima West, Alexander Cobb, Shachin Sailesh Kumar, Aysha Kala, James Fleet
Length: 2 seasons, 20 episodes, 48 min each
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom, Malaysia
Languages: German, English

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